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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19
Iowa citizen Ito prominent lawvcr) is i
nur,l.r In Iii Il

Iowa tliZen Iio prominent lAWyrrl Is It
murder to kill Il man:
Lawyer (yuar.lehly) y)-lcs. in every instance
except when he is trying to suppress The li1uor
traffic. Burlington Free Press.
This joke On 4 serious subject is based upon
a recent murder trial 1t SIOUX City. Rev.
George Z. lla'ldock was active in the enforce,
mcnt OF the Ohio rroli;Iitory law. Last AT
gust John .trcii>,lorf met him in the street and
deliberately shot him down. Th" evidence was
direct and positive. And yet the jury not only
refused TO convict but came within one of a,-
quitting the murlrcr. 1t is claimcd that the
jury was bought up by the friends of the dc
fenant. BE that a> it may, il is one Of The
most scanlalou> mi>carria-cs of justice lh,
ever occurred.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

The reports of the investigating committees
in the Hcvvriy. Mass. matter have been made.
They nl that the allegations of bribery We're
not sustained but that the methods pursued
are open to criticism. The lobby system is
vigorously condemned and legislation pro-
posed for reinctlyiny the evil. The facts of
this case are. in brief. that certain wealthy
taN-,lodgcrs of Boston. whose alleged homes
are al Beverly Farms. wanted that section Of
the town Of Beverly set oii that they might
escape the town taxes also. They were char@
ed with rcsortin@ TO bribery to oct such Il
measure through the Legislature, AMI hence
the investigation.
Two clipper ships left New York last
week for !; race around Cape Horn To san
Francisco. The vessels are the Seminole Of
SuttonS taliforni;: Despatch line. and the
Charmcr of the New York and California line
Several thousand dollars have been wa."rr,l.
Both clippers have last records. The Semi
mole is considered the fastest ship in the CALI
fornia service and next to the fastest that ever
doubled the Cape, namely, the "pavy lrock-
ett,' which reached the Golden Gate in -
DAYS from New York.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19
The following dispatches to the daily press
are interesting il not instrrctiye:

The following dispatches to the daily press
are interesting if not Instructive:
AKRON, n. May 4, 1857. The town of Dov-
lestown defeated prohibition on Monday. and
the liquor dealers. in honor of the event. imbi-
bed freely. At midnight gang of liquor deal
ers visited the house of eN-Marshal Smith and
smashed in the front of his house. Smith came
out and was shot at and wounded. lie was
able to return the fire, however. and succeeded
the Others away \ paS>rr-by was hit b.,
one of Smiths bullets and dangerously wound
cd.
LINCOLN. Neb.. May :. 1>>7. The town of
Dunbar voted for no-licensr recently. and the
feeling among the liquor men has been strong
against the Prohihitiohi>t. \ number Of the
townspeope got drunk in Nebraska City
Thursday. and on their return attacked the
houses and property of the nu-licen>e alyo-
cafes with stones and missiles. y battle between
the temperance men and the drunken mob fol-
lowed the latter being finally routed. Several
OF the temperance men We're badly used up. but
none fatally in lured Five Of the mob We're SER
lously hurt and two fatally.
PORTSMOUTH, Ohio. May .. The Grand
Jury investigating the killing OF DIR. Northrup
at llavcrhi by the MrCoy-. of that place this
morning ended their labor> by indirtin. all
four of the McCov> for murder in the first de
gree. The shooting is said to have crown out
of the whi>Ncy selling ease in which Dir.
Northrup appeared a$ one Of the prosecuting.
witnesses. for doing which the IIavcrhill peu-
pie say Mccoy >worc vengeance on him.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

The Princess of Wales. is having her ,iauyh-
tiers taught drc>>-making. She has determine
ed that the: shall make some of their own
gowns a> an example to poor but proud gentle
women.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

knights OF Labor in Newark explain that
Mr.. Henry George. when asked to preside at
an entertainment for the benefit of strikers,
for him"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

>icHer>un. Mrs. Dodge is under treatment hN
Dr. Cole. Miss >tnckcr is Iinc artist. jus, from
the y. T.. Conservatory. Boston. Mass. and we
think could he induce! to remain for the summer
if she can be assured of fair class in painting
Miss :. has fine paintings and al! Interested
| in painting and drawing are invited to call . DR.
| &. W. Jenncys of Monroe Nc will he at John
| Royals from the 10th until the 22nd of this month";
al"rtng our citizens IN opportunity to have work
done i'll the dentistry line. 1t is thought by some
that Tie injury received hy stage driver Hollis
ilal Is more serious than was at first suppo ~cd...
| The summer terms OF school in Districts ) and J.
began May :uh, Miss Hattie :. Nrkcrson teaching
| in and Miss NickcrSon of Belfast in Joshua
| Nickcrson is -ick......NIi,s lous,. Cunningham
| has arrived home from Maiden, NIass.....
Cunningham Bros. are nearly ready To begin saw.
| ing. They have quite Il quantity ot logs in the
| pond to SAW ...E. u. NickcrSon and John w
Hobbs have started their egg The ice still
remains in the Swan Lake. The water in the
Lake is within four inches of the top of the dam
| Sewall Hartman lost his COW recently Mr.
| ii. has been unfortunate, having lost his on!v
horse II few weeks since. Pass the hat and let J,
! hny him another COW ut least
HHnok>. The farmers have started the pow
| and harrow aul the busy seed time has begun in
| earnest. Capt. James =. IIuNfor is fitting up
| his store with good taste and Will keep choice
line of confectionery. tobacco etc.....M j. Dow
| proposes to make good his promise Of keeping one
of the best ladies furnishing stores in the count
| outside of Belfast. -. a. f. Chase is fitting up II
refrigerator in his new storchouse where he can
| keep meats, eggs, etc, in good condition during
the hot weather. 1t is whispered that VIII Lane
| has become 4 partner in the firm of Ilolbrook K
Lane ...Titon Elliott and lady, Mrs. Miller an,
son, and several others of our people have been to
Boston. ....Petcr ii. Monroe, who has been in
the West several years, has returned ami will car
ry on the blacksmith trade with Irving 4 karline
in the shopon the bridge. Bowen Gowen is stop
ding with Z. +. Lane this summer .... John NJ
Dow has some nice grade Jersey cows which ht
will sell...E is said that Joseph Lang has bought
the old Woodbury. Edwards stand 1t is also hint
ell that he does not intend to live there alone.
Mrs. Ahbc Laughton of Winthrop, who died ther,
recently, was Il sister of john NJ. Dow of thi,
|
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II i:~t IJrIInN fLEMe. In advance, 81 Il year ,
WITHIN tl.e year :! On. 1t the expiration Of the
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1887-05-19

a bill to repeal the Canada Temperance act.
known is the ''Srolt act,' under which any
county can prohibit the manufacture or sale of
liquor within its borders. has been introduced
in Parliament.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
HOUSEHOLD AFFAIRS.
The Kitchen Table.

One of the most important features OF
kitchen is the kitchen table, and Good
Housekeeping has this to say about keep
ing it clean: "The ideal kitchen table is
the one scrubbed to ivory whiteness, and,
as scrubbing seems one of the lost arts, |
will give directions for scrubbing prop
erly. To a woman whose own hands
must compass all the woak of the house,
and who would naturally be careful of
her own possessions, I recommend cover.
ing the kitchen table with white enameled
cloth; it will wear a couple of years if
it is neatly nailed on; boiling water
will not mark it, nor will it readily stain.
If the table is to be uncovered it needs
daily surubbing to keep it white, but if
scrubbed daily in the usual way it may
get darker day by day. Old flannel of
all kinds should be kept for scrubbing
and cleaning paint-undervests, drawers,
shirts, all come in for it. In England,
where scrubbing is still the glory of the
poorer people, cottagcrs vying with each
other on the color of their boards, there
is a coarse, gray flannel made called
''housc-fannel," expressly for that pur-
pose. Next to flannel, is old, coarse, soft
linen, old kitchen towels, crash, etc. So
necessary to good cleaning is soft, alb
sorbent material that I would almost
rather my maids destroy articles of fal
more value than the scrub-cloths, because
the supply is so limited.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Salmon in Enormous Number.

Lieutenant Schwatka says in the Ameri-
can Field: The number of salmon in
these Alaskan streams, whether they
empty into the Arctic or Behring Sea, or
the Pacific Ocean, is simply beyond be-
lief to a person who has never seen them
with his own eyes. In ascending one Of
the small streams that empties into the
Pacific Ocean, from the Saint Elias Alps,
in a canoe, manned by couple Of
Indians, the salmon were so plentiful that
they formed solid semi-circle in front OF
the canoe, with its bow as centre, and a
radius of about twenty feet, and this
semi-circle looked like the ripples of a
small cascade, the protruding noses,
backs and fins, corresponding to the small
stones that would project through such a
waterfall. We had no salmon spear, but
one of the Indians made one from d pole,
cut from the bank, on the end of which
he whitfield a rude barb. This was too
fragile, however, until the end was hard
encd by burning it in the fire, when it
became much better, when few salmon
were secured, losing dozen, neverthe-
less, where one was captured by the eX-
temporizcd spear. Whenever VIC ran the
vast swarm against shallow ripple,
where it was hard for so many to get over
in hurry, great numbers of them would
60 scurrying past us on either side, making
as much splashing as flock of ducks,
and giving the Indian good chance to
use his spear. Hundreds of these fish
were seen that had great ugly scars on
them caused, my Indian guide said, by
the spears of the numerous Indian fisher
men who, at that season, were putting in
their winter supply of salmon, and whose
weapons were far from always being CT
fective. We killed number with Win
chester rifle from the shock by shot on
the water, directly over their heads, which
never failed to turn them belly upward at
once, and before they recovered they
were safely landed in the canoe.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Sleeping With His Sheep.

Not more than five miles from Elmira,
N. Y, at the end of highway known as
the Latty Brook Road, lives David Mel
son, man now sixty'five years of age.
For thirty-fve pears he has lived among
his sheep and cattle, sleeping on bed in
the sheep pen. He has fifty acres of land
which for many years he cultivated well,
but in his old age the weeds got the bet
ter of him, and now cattle and sheep oc-
cupy his attention. Nelson's disposition
is extremely surly and the mention of
"Old Nelson" has a corrective influence
on all children in the ncighborhood. The
old hermit's hair and beard are long and
white and look as if during the whole
thirty-fve years no comb hsl been near
them.
He has no barn, but early in his history
he gave his sheep and cattle apartments
in his house, and many generations of
animals have occupied them. Whether
Nelson is miscr or not is an unsettled
question. He lives on whatever he can
get to cat, and occasionally strays into
village or the City of Elmira for sup
plies, where he is looked upon as one of
the most curious of "back number" hu-
manity. He was once married, but his
wife died young, and his mind is sup
posed to have been affected by her death.
Only when Nelson wanders from his
home does any one venture near the
strange and ancient abode. ..--Nep York
Herald.
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An IntreDid SaYant.

A striking anccdote of NJ. Paul Bcrt's
intrepidity as a savant is related by on.
who, owing to his connection with the
hospital at the time, is in a position to
vouch for its authenticity in every par
ticular. Some years ago he visited Havrc
while severe epidemic of smallpox was
raging in that port. Noticing on his
return to Paris that the mortality was
daily on the increase he began to enter
tain doubts as to the efficacy of vaccina.
ton as a prophylactic, and resolved to
solve the problem to his own satisfaction
by experiments on his own person. He
accordingly got himself vaccinatcd. and,
going a fortnight afterward to the Charity
hospital, he courageously had himself
inoculatcd with the virus of man who
was dying of the smallpox. No ill-cffccts
having resulted from this terrible expert
mcnt NJ Paul Bert was completely one
over to the cause of vaccination, which
throughout the remainder of his life had
no warmer supporter. 1t is characteristic
of the savant that he never brcathcd 4
word about this to any one, evidently re-
garding the trial to which he had sub
iectcd himself and the fearful risk which
he had run as commonplace episode in
the career of Il votary Of science. London
1e[cQrQph.
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An Army Contractors Story.

David Nicholson, of St. Louis, tells
the following story in the Globe-D Democrat:
had a curious experience with an
army contract once-a few years after the
war closed. I got an order for lot OF
fine groceries for officers stores. Among
the rest were twcnty-seven sacks of Java
coffce-a hundred pound to the sack. 1t
was for station SO far to the West that
the freight was five cents pound. The
coffee was billed at twenty-sevcn cents q
pound. After a while 1 received notiti-
cation that the coffee had been rejected,
probably on account of mildew in ocean
transportation. l wrote to have the cof-
fec sent back, and at the proper time my
teams were there to receive it. When it
came to the store told one of the clerks
to put "tricr' into few sacks to sec if
it was the same goods VIC had shipped.
The "tricr" came out of the first sack
filled with yellow corn. 1t was put into
another sack and pulled out with the
same result. And so on all round. Every
sack sent back was simply that much
shellcd corn. The soldiers at the post
had taken out the coffee and probably
sold it to the country groceries, and put
corn in its place. The sacks looked all
right on the outside. The same strings
had been used in sewing them up, and
everything had been done to deceive. 1
sent for the Quartermastcr on duty here,
and showed him the fraud. There was q
long controversy about it, but in the end
the government stood the loss, and got
paid for my coffee, less the value of the
twenty-seven sacks of corn sent back in
IFS nlace
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Indian Ornaments.

There are but few ornaments now In
use with any meaning, says correspond
ent of the Helena (Montana) Herald,
writing of the Dakota Indians. Eagle
feathers, the number worn showing the
number of enemies killed, the wing
feathers of the bald-headed eagle denoting
male, and the black eagle feathers denot-
ing women, are, perhaps, most prominent.
If they have scalped the enemy broad
red streak is painted upon the feathers.
If the person killed was of prominence or
reputation, the feather is sometimes dyed
red. Small sticks wrapped with porcu-
pine quills are sometimes attached to the
quill of the feather, and little pieces Of
white fur glued to the ends. No one will
wear an eagle feather unless entitled to
it, as they believe it will fly away from
their heads if worn unlawfully. The
scalp-lock is still worn even among the
so-called civilized Indians. They arrange
the scalp-lock proper an inch across, and
tie around this very firmly head-band,
and then the hair is braided and an otter
skin is tied around it spiraHy,: forming
braid at least two and sometimes as much
as four feet long. This is kept oiled for
the enemy. If an Indian has the time,
and the person killed is of Importance,
he will scalp off the whole from beneath
the eyebrows, including the eyes. Grizzly
claws are worn as nccklaces-Id do not be-
ieve as mark of distinction, but as they
are costly think the wearing of them is
merely a matter of wealth and not of
chieftainship.
Aside from his religious position the
Wi-cas-ta-wa-kan, or medicine man, is
the physician among the Dakotas, thor
oughly conversant with the medicinal
qualities of the various herbs. To give
greater effect to his remedies he is accom-
panied by drum and rattles and indulges
in much contortion of features and limbs.
Often he sucks with his mouth over the
seat of pain-a novel way of cupping,
but often efficacious. I have seen cases
of long standing cured by these men, and
instances where the army surgeon has
given them up. One cure I have in mind
was of cataract of the eye. 1t was cured
by inserting beneath the lids filings from
brass wire. The patients are always
painted red, to make their hearts strong,
they say. Often the medicine men will
cut an image out of paper or bark, and,
placing it upon the ground, the PATIENTS is
held over it, then the medicine man will
take his gun and shoot the image, de-
stroying the evil spirit that has caused the
cicLpaoc
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09

'I guess he's little that way" said
Mrs. Westcott with slight sigh.
AS for Job2 Well, he rushed away
from the house and down through the
apple orchard, completely overcome by
his new experience.
Manda Hardy thought he meant that
valentine for her! Every hair of his
head seemed to stand on end. That val
cntine with all the love poetry in it. And
with the signature, "Hcr most true and
faithful Job Westcott."
He groancd, "What mess I'm In !
What II I do? What'll she think? Why
l suppose she'll think I'm in love with
her! What did l leave it lying around
for? What if she thought l meant to
proposc9 It's likely as not. OH" and
lie ended in groan. "Great Scott"
But, happily second chagrin is the
most effcctual cure for first one. In
this new dilemma he felt his other
trouble grow suddenly lighter and less
important.
Manda was here, at his home; there
was no keeping out of her sight; no
nursing his modification unknown to
her. No, he must face it boldly; ne
must-manage somehow.
And well, perhaps it would be good
thing all around if Adelinc Humphreys
got the notion that he had not cared so
much for her but that he could pay some
little attention to some other girl.
The thing for him to do, therefore,
was to keep up the Joke, and to-please
Manda.
He returned to the house with noble
resolution.
Manda was very pretty. Nobody
would deny that.
1t wasn't so hard task being agree
able to such a girl, after all.
And so-wcll, why particularize furthera
The Wcstcotts, though thrifty family,
were not wholly merccnary. And Manda
somehow managed in months stay to
grow pretty we'll into all their hearts
not excepting Jobs.
"Do you know, Job," she said, shyly,
one evening not long after the eventful
question had been propoundcd and re-
sponded to-"do you know that up to
the very moment I received that valen-
tine of yours I never dreamed that you
really cared for me, except rs friend?"
"Ncither did l." says Job, sotto voice,
and aloud:
"Ncvcr mind. AS long as you find a
thing out some time or other it don't
make so much difference about not know
ing at first. I guess we'll make out to
be pretty happy after all, Manda, all on
account of that valentine. ."-New York
Mercury
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Cuts, Bruises, Wounds and Sores.

There is not family, and in fact not
single individual, says DR.. W. j. Atkin-
son, but is liable to have cut bruise,
wound or sore at some time. I propose
therefore to give some practical facts
that can be utalized by such sufferers.
For fresh cuts, wounds and bruises I
have found nothing better as an applica-
tion than ,s..-
Tinct. arnica. ca..............l-2 ounce.
Pure water. :...: l ounce.
Wet cloth In this and keep it constantly
applied on the cut or bruise, until all the
soreness departs.
Ia limb has been broken, adjust the
fractured ends and secure them by band
age or such contrivance as any intelligent
person can invent at the time, then apply
the following: .es-.
Cider vinegar. r.............. l pint
Muriate ammonia. ..l-2 ounce.
Keep the part wet with this solution until
all the swelling is gone.
If you have an intractable sore that
does not heal, or fresh one needs salve
or ointment, you cannot find better ap-
plication than
Cosmoline. .................. ounce.
Iodoform 80. 20 grains.
Mix thoroughly. Apply on CLOTH,
You have in this cheap and perfectly
reliable salve for any sore. 1t is antisep-
tic as well as curative. Its odor is the
only Objectionable feature, but for the
sake Of being healed that can be en-
dured. ... ~
Iodoform alone, in doses of three or
four grains, is a powerful Alternative in
scrofula and consumption, especially
where tubercles have formed on the
lungs.
Try these remedies rs directed and you:
will not regret it.-Iiealth and Home. >.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
LIES DAY.

When the day is young and fair,
Birds sing in the dewy air,
Ginting sunlight everywhere.
Hearts are buoyant, free from care,
Souls are strong to do and dare;
When the day is young and fair.
Sunny hours have climbed to noon,
Ginning one by one their tune,
AL the ways of life are Strewn
With its hopes; alas. so soon,
They have withered, could not bloom
In the sultry heat of noon.
But the evening comes apace,
With its soft illumined face,
Bringing peace to hearts of grace,
Hearts that through the dizzy race.
Kept on with steady pace
Hearts of truth, Gods hearts of grace.
Sidney Mclean in the Current
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
A Substitute for Mashed"

The very latest is "jounce." Mash,
masher and mashed are not obsolete, but
ancient, which is worse. TO be up with
the times you must consider the young
man whose eyes have rested on you in
fond approval, not, as heretofore, reduced
to the formless state of the jelly fish, but
shaken up, jolted, as when encountering
some obstruction in the sweep OF the
smooth going toboggan. 'IIcS .iounced," J"
YOU say, as YOU observe the broken bones
of the victim. and turn 10 fresh fields and
candidates new. Great indeed is philo>o-
ply and great is the young woman. Her
Capacities for cnriching the English lam
guare are without bounds-Neao lor&
MaH and Express.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
Three Stages Of COurtShiD.

bliss Martha G. Martin, an attendant
at an Oldham restaurant, brought an ac-
ton against Mr.. Joseph Platt, architect,
for breach of promise Of marriage. The
defendant had paid e25 into court, but
entered no appearance. The letters be-
tween the parties began with two or
three sheets and dwindIcd down to a
little postal card. They belonged to the
three periods:
l. The Budding Period. ..... Several sheets.
9. Tho Flowering Period. ....... Unrecorded.
5. The Period of Decay y........A postcard.
-L2Ndcn Standard.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09
ALTERATION,

An English allitcrative triumph is the
following line, composed by a lady in the
year 1900 on the occasion of u gentleman
of the name Of Lee planting lane with
lilacs:
Let lovely lilacs line Lees lonely lane.
In this not only every word but every
SYLLABLE commences with the same letter.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1887-03-09

The Ycta Madrc silver vein, in Mexico,
is at some places 200 feet wide, and has
been opened at various points for length
Of eight or nine miles. 1t is estimated
that SG, 900, 900 worth of ore is at present
produced from it per year. The Falcn-
ciana Mine on this vein has averaged
$500, 900 Il year for forty years.